Plucking apples
Sir Isaac Newton has Apple trees in his garden. He is planning to pluck apples. If he plucks 3 apples from each of his trees, he will pluck 2 more apples than . If he plucks 2 apples from each of his trees, he will pluck 3 less apples than . How many apples does Sir Isaac Newton plans to pluck?
Apple trees =
Plans to pluck apples
The answer is 13.
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1 solution
y times 3 = x + 2
y times 2 = x - 3
So, 2 + 3 = 5, Which is the number of Apple trees.
y = 5
5 times 3 = 15 Plans to pluck = 15 - 2 = 13 Ans: 13